Less than a week after the first day of spring began bringing children to Quad-City parks, a 2-year-old boy was injured Monday when he was cut by razor blades that had been glued to playground equipment in an East Moline park, police said.

East Moline Police Lt. Brian Foltz said the child suffered a minor laceration to his finger and that his father took him home and treated him there.

12 razor blades were found glued to park equipment. It was only this one location found to be affected after all area parks were checked. Vandalism is a common hazard with parks after hours.

Snopes has seen fit to post an entry on it because many might think it’s another hoax. Make a scan around park areas for deliberate and accidental hazards before allowing children to play.

Remember, the “Halloween razor blades in apples” stories also came with news stories and police reports. In the end, when sorted out, it was the parents (etc) who put the razor blades there.

In this case, the razor blades were darn obvius to see– while caulk, white blades. It’s hard to imagine that these were placed overnight, dried, and then not found until late morning– or that the parent left, and no other parent found them.